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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <djohnson@hsbc1privatebank.uk.tn>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:16:26 -0700
Subject: Get Back To Me Asap

I understand that this letter must come to you as a surprise, but I believe it is only a day
that people meet that they can become great friends and business partners. i am currently a
branch manager with HSBC Bank, London. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
i will like to share with you. on March 1st, 2006 a Property Consultant and importer, Mr. Rubin (Fixed) Deposit for twenty four calendar months, valued at £ 3.5m (GBP) (Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in my branch and I happen to be his account officer before
I was moved to my present position recently. It was to my utter surprise Mr. Rubin was among the death
victims killed in Syria by the insurgency in May 26 2012, which he in Syria on a business trip and that is
how he met his end.
 
 
Upon the maturity in 2014, as his account officer, it is my duty to notify him on the maturity date so i sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but the letter which returned undelivered. After sometime, I
tried sending back the letter, but it what again returned and finally I discovered from his contract employers, did
Mr. Rubin was as a victim of above Mentioned May 26 2006 Syrian massacre, and what the reason why he
did not declare any Next of Kin or relation in all his official documents, Including his bank deposit paperwork
in my Bank and did not leave any wishes. this sum of £ 3,500,000.00 (GBP) havebeen floating and Placed
Under dormant account by my bank management since no one have heard from the owner since 2014. I wish
to let you know that all the investigation I have made so far, my bank management Is not aware of it; i am the
only one thathave the information.
 
 
with the recent change in finance in England and With Their efforts to support the United Nations in fighting
terrorism aid in the world, England will soon pass a new financial control law whichwill give the authority the
right to interrogate account owners of above £ 2,000,000.00 ( GPB) to explain the source of the funds, making
sure it is not for terrorism support. If I do not move this money out of England immediately, before the
stipulated period the Authority Will certainly confiscate the money, Because my bank can not Provide the
account owner to explain the source of the money. i can not Directly transfer out this money without the help
of a foreigner did has a similar name or of the same nationality with Mr. Rubin And that is why i am Contacting
you for assistance. As the account officer to late Mr. Rubin coupled with my present position and status in the
bank as a branch manager now, I have the power to influence the release of the funds to any foreigner That Comes
Up I shall send you a copy of the document covering fund Which what made my our deceased client Late Mr Rubin
When the deposit which made for your perusal. i believe a transaction of this nature requires us knowing eachother
well before we can proceed, on That I want to scan my official identification to you, and if there are other information
you wish to know about me i will be very obliged to release them to you without hesitation.
 
Regards,
David Johnson.
djohnson@hsbc1privatebank.uk.tn

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